စမုန်စပါး

Burmese

Etymology

စမုန် (ca.mun, “category of spices”) +‎ စပါး (ca.pa:, “rice paddy”). According to the Myanmar Language Commission, said to derive from Sanskrit अजमोद (ajamoda, “celery”) +‎ Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: စ'မုန်ဇ'ဗား
• IPA^(key): /səmòʊɴzəbá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ca.munca.pa: • ALA-LC: camunʻcapāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sămonzăba: • Okell: sămouñsăpà

Noun

စမုန်စပါး • (ca.munca.pa:)

1. aniseed
2. fennel

Further reading

• “စမုန်စပါး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.